Ninja, The Secret History of Ninjutsu: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan
Here, for the first time, is an in-depth, factual look at the entire art of ninjutsu, including the emergence of the ninja warriors and ph
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Here, for the first time, is an in-depth, factual look at the entire art of ninjutsu, including the emergence of the ninja warriors and ph
Historia magistra vitae est? Sometimes yes, sometimes it forgets that it is, or we forget about it ourselves.
"Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons." That is how the fifth century Greek historian Hellanicus d
Griffins, Cyclopes, Monsters, and Giants--these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination throu
WHY THE AMDUAT IS SIGNIFICANT Every evening the sun becomes old and weak and finally sets behind the Western horizon.
They survived by their wits in a snowbound world, hunting, and sometimes being hunted by, animals many times their size.
After extensive research Dutch researcher Willem Witteveen connects data from his own findings with that of other researchers, resulting i
Even with today's high-tech science, many events and ancient mysteries remain unexplained and surrounded by theories that stir the imagina
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This lavishly illustrated volume enables readers to chronologically trace the cultural development of Mesoamerica.
An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin
With thirty-five maps and more than three hundred color images, A Bible Reader's History of the Ancient World provides a stunning introduc
"It is a magnificent epic," said William H. Prescott after the publication of History of the Conquest of Mexico in 1843.
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Compilers of sacred writings, disappeared peoples, medieval and renaissance masters have left unexplained traces in their works.
Drawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011.
The foundations of modern knowledge—philosophy, math, astronomy, geography—were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls an